What Do You Mean by API?
You might have heard of API (Application Program Interface), which is a common word among developers. The main thing on which developers work is API integration. API is mainly used when you call the web services in your product. If you want something from the web services like a map, you can request Google and get Google Map API. In this article, we will discuss what exactly API is in simple words
Application Program Interface is a group of functions, procedures, and methods or may be classes, which are used by computer programs to request permission from the operating system. It is very important for the website if you need something like Facebook and Twitter logins. There are many APIs, which are used in daily life by developers. Facebook and Twitter API are very simple by which you can imagine the actual importance of API very easily.
API is integrated into the website using some lines of codes. If you really want to learn to code then API is one of the major things, which you must learn before you work on the website. The basic principle of website development is HTML /CSS part. The next thing is you require JavaScript, which is the frontend part. After that, if you have any backend logic, you can easily implement it through Java program; in that part, you come across API, which is required for making the website complete.
There is no website, which is complete without API integration. The newly formed mobile apps work with the help of web services. The web services work when API is properly integrated. iPhone uses the objective C language to overcome API; mobiles always require full-fledgedAPI so that people download it more.
